This November, households and businesses can buy electricity on the open market. Currently, the Open Electricity Market (OEM) is only available in parts of Jurong (as a pilot). But soon, it will be open to everyone. And this means you can choose plans that best suit your needs so that you can save money. (more…)
Having once lived in the vicinity where the largest gold nugget in America (49.5kg) was found, I was taught a very important life lesson — only a lucky few get rich from mining for gold; the real money is from selling picks and shovels. Who are the pick and shovel merchants today? How am I being duped? And what does this have anything to do with life? The answer: more than you think. (more…)
It’s easy to think you wouldn’t fall for a scam. Until it happens to you. Unfortunately, the very thing that allowed us to advance as a species is also what makes us incredibly vulnerable — our trust in others. Here’s what you can do when that trust gets violated. (more…)
We are all artists and creatives at heart, even though we may not think we are. And our smartphones enable us to do and create so many amazing things. The hard part is getting started and knowing how to start. Fortunately for Apple fans, Today at Apple has totally free and fun how-to classes and interactive activities for the public. (more…)
With the steady increase in the viewership for Frugal in Singapore, I’ve received an increasing number of requests for sponcon (sponsored content). Sponcon is basically where a company/marketing agency pays a blogger a fee for publishing a fake review or an advertorial (an advertisement giving information about a product/service masquerading as an objective journalistic article). As a blogger, how much can you make filling your site with sponcon and advertisements? Enough to make it your full-time job! (more…)
Of all the bad decisions I’ve made in my life, here are my top three: 1. I once stayed waaaay too long in a bad relationship. 2. I overpaid too much on my first home (16 years ago), and sold it at a huge loss. 3. At various moments in my life, I hold onto things I know I will never need or use in the future. What do all these have in common? They are examples of the sunk cost effect. (more…)
What’s that strange ball on top of Fort Canning? Which Raffles statue (the white one or the black one) was the original? And why is there a lighthouse on top of the Fullerton Building? (It has nothing to do with the restaurant.) Find out the answers to these questions, and more, on the Singapore Maritime Trails from MPA. (more…)